Each year, 13,000 Americans die in speed-related crashes — about a third of all traffic fatalities (“Candid Car Camera,” Editorial, Jan. 16).

In New York City, speeding drivers claim more lives than drunk drivers and distracted drivers combined. In a city as harried and chaotic as New York, speed-enforcement cameras are the only practical way to tackle this epidemic.

The NYPD and city Department of Transportation are both pushing a proposal to install up to 40 cameras on city streets. Lead-footed drivers would face a ticket of up to $150 — just enough for the program to pay for itself.

Speed cameras have slowed automobile speeds and cut crashes in Washington, DC, and the 12 states where they’ve been authorized.

Heeding the speed limit is just one of many rules drivers must follow, from carrying a driver’s license to owning car insurance.